Nearing Gaza: Message from on board the Conscience
On board the Conscience – Canadian boat to Gaza, 7 September 2025
Canadian boat Conscience sends this message from international waters on 7 September 2025:
As the world reels from Israel’s illegal attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) just days ago, where over 450 activists were unlawfully detained under inhumane conditions, another wave of humanitarian vessels is now just 200 nautical miles from Gaza’s shores.
Led by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s (FFC) flagship Conscience, a vessel dedicated to international media and medical teams, and 8 sailboats from Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG), this flotilla boats carries over 150 activists from 30 countries, including elected officials, journalists, specialized doctors, and vital aid worth over $110,000 USD in medicines, respiratory equipment, and nutritional supplies for Gaza’s starving hospitals.
With live-streaming journalists and frontline medics aboard, any attempt to board or blockade this flotilla risks further exposing Israel and its illegal siege to unfiltered global scrutiny, making interference not just a humanitarian crime, but a public relations catastrophe.
The FFC and TMTG are doubling down in this coordinated wave, refusing to let Israel’s violence deter them. The Conscience—a ship first targeted by bureaucratic sabotage in 2024 and later bombed twice by Israeli drones near Malta in May 2025—stands as a beacon of defiance, crewed by trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, and OB-GYN specialists ready to provide critical care alongside Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
The flotilla’s approach, expected within 24-48 hours, comes as international condemnation swells. Protests have erupted from London to Kuala Lumpur, with calls for sanctions and UN intervention mounting. Yet, with Conscience‘s media setup beaming live updates, the cost of interception skyrockets: real-time footage of any aggression could galvanize millions, amplifying Israel’s siege and impunity like never before.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza urges immediate action:
Media: Embed reporters on trackers at freedomflotilla.org and amplify.
Public: Flood social media with #LetConscienceSail; contact your representatives to pressure Israel and complicit ports.
Governments: Enforce international maritime law to ensure safe passage or face global isolation.
This is humanity’s test. Will the world stand by as aid vessels are pirated by Israel, or rise to break the chains on Gaza? Eyes on the horizon as the Conscience sails for us all.
Follow the progress of our boats here; as well as on Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.
About the Freedom Flotilla Coalition: The FFC is a grassroots coalition of activists, NGOs, and citizens from over 20 countries committed to ending Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza through nonviolent direct action. Since 2010, we’ve mobilized global fleets to deliver aid, expose the siege, and affirm Palestinian rights. Learn more at freedomflotilla.org.
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